Adm 93.05 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.06Adm 93.06Distribution of funds.
Adm 93.06(1)(1) For each annual grant of CDBG funds the department receives from the federal government, the department shall establish distribution amounts. The department shall file an action plan with HUD each year, per HUD regulations. Funds may be distributed only in accordance with said plan or any amendments thereto that are accepted by HUD.
Adm 93.06(2)(2) Program income received by the department under this chapter shall be allocated for awards under any program administered under this chapter.
Adm 93.06 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.07Adm 93.07Limits upon awards. The maximum amount of CDBG funds that may be awarded to any local government under the public facilities program, as specified under subch. II, in a 12-month period, shall be announced by the department in its application instruction manual.
Adm 93.07 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; correction in numbering made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register April 2014 No. 700.
Adm 93.08Adm 93.08Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the national objectives set forth in s. Adm 93.04 and 24 CFR 570.
Adm 93.08 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
subch. II of ch. Adm 93Subchapter II — Public Facilities Program
Adm 93.09Adm 93.09Public facilities program.
Adm 93.09(1)(1)General.
Adm 93.09(1)(a)(a) The department may award a grant to an eligible local government for a public facilities project based upon the department’s evaluation of all applications received from eligible local governments. The department’s evaluation shall be established based upon the scoring system set forth in its application instruction manual.
Adm 93.09(1)(b)(b) The minimum local financial participation as specified in the application instruction manual may be waived when the specific project has a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the safety, health, or welfare of the community, where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs or when the specific project is located in a distressed area.
Adm 93.09 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.10Adm 93.10Distress indicators. The department shall award points to a local government based upon the department’s evaluation of the documented level of distress, as set forth in the department’s application instruction manual.
Adm 93.10 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.11Adm 93.11Needs assessment. The department shall award points to a local government based upon the department’s evaluation of the local government’s documented need for the public facilities project, as set forth in the department’s application instruction manual.
Adm 93.11 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.12Adm 93.12Utility rates. The department shall award points to an eligible local government based upon the department’s evaluation of the local government’s ability to pay for the public facilities project, as measured by the local residential utility rates, as set forth in the department’s application instruction manual.
Adm 93.12 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.13Adm 93.13Leveraging. The department shall award points to a local government based upon the department’s evaluation of the local government’s leveraging of CDBG funds with funds from other public or private sources, as set forth in the department’s application instruction manual. To qualify for points under this section, a local government shall document the availability of firm commitments for the balance of project funding from creditworthy sources to ensure timely completion of the project.
Adm 93.13 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
subch. III of ch. Adm 93Subchapter III — Economic Development Program
Adm 93.14Adm 93.14Economic development program. The department may award a grant to an eligible local government under the economic development program upon receipt and consideration of an application. When making a determination regarding an application, the department shall consider the extent of poverty and unemployment and other economic factors in the area of the project, in accordance with current HUD economic and population data available for the area.
Adm 93.14 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.15Adm 93.15Job creation and retention requirements.
Adm 93.15(1)(1) If an eligible local government awards CDBG funds received under this subchapter, to any person, whether as a grant or a loan, the person shall execute an agreement with the eligible local government, and other documents prescribed by the department, committing to create full-time equivalent jobs or retain full-time equivalent jobs, or both, in accordance with 24 CFR Part 570, as required by the department.
Adm 93.15(2)(2) The department shall require a person that receives an award under this subchapter to document full-time equivalent job creation and retention with a list of full-time jobs or positions created and retained, the job title for each full-time equivalent job created and retained, job skills, wages and benefits, and any other information the department considers relevant.